Show-case for displaying umbrellas



(No Model.)

D. P. HALE.

SHOW CASE FOR DISPLAYING UMBRELLAS, &c. No. 391,469. Patented omzs, 1888.

BY M WM ATTORNEY.-

N. PETERS. Phulo-Lilhcgnphur, Washington, 11.;

JNrTED STATES PATENT rrrca.

SHOW-CASE FOR DiSPLAYlNG UMBRELLAS, 8on3.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 391A69, dated October 23, 1888.

Application filed October 18, 1887. Serial No. 252,649. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, D. FRANK HALE, a citizen of the United States of America, residing in Springfield, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Show-Gases for Displaying Umbrellas and Canes in a Vertical Position, of which the following isa specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to the detail of construction of cases for the storage and display of umbrellas and canes in a vertical position; and the invention consists in a case having suitable compartments or partitions to hold the contents in the desired position and provided with a glass cover hinged thereto at the back,andalsoinprovidingadjustablepartitions or supports, and the arrangement of the upper onein aninclinedposition,andalsoin providing a supplemental bottom; and,further, it consists in the general construction and arrangement, as herein set out, whereby the objects of my invention are attained.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of reference indicate like parts, Figure 1 is a side view in section. Fig. 2 is a top view of the case with cover removed, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the device.

In detail, a indicates the body of the case; b, the top or cover; a, the upper partitions or guides; d, the lower partitions or guides; e, the recesses or grooves in which the partitions rest; f, the cover supports or stops, and h the supplemental bottom.

The construction will be readily understood on reference to the drawings.

A case a is provided, which may be of any convenient shape, but should be of sufficient depth to permit umbrellas and canes to stand therein in an upright position with the handles of the longest projecting a trifle above the top of the body of the case. A box-cover b is hinged to the body of the case at the back portion thereof, as shown. This cover is preferably made of a frame having glass at the sides and top. Stops f are pivoted to the coverframe at each side, and slide into grooves or recesses in the case when the cover is closed.

These supports are slotted for the greater part of their length, and a pin, passing through the slot into the body of the c'ase,limits the upward movement of the support or stop and holds the top in the raised position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

The inner surfaces of the front and back of the body of the case are provided with a series of grooves or ribs which furnish support for the partitions. The partitions rest upon their supports, but are not fastened to them, as it is desirable to vary and adjust them to various positions, depending on the goods to be displayed. The partitions are preferably made up of strips of material extending from front to back and provided with suitable openings through which umbrellas and canes may be thrust. The upper partition, 0, is preferably arranged to stand at an incline, as shown in the drawings, and the lower partition, d, is arranged at from six to ten inches below it.

The advantages of the two partitions being placed near together are seen in the fact that the nearer the two partitions are to each other the easier will it be to insert the article in the opening in the lower partition, and the actual distance of separation required is simply that which will be sufficient to maintain the articles in a vertical position.

To provide for the insertion of short canes and umbrellas, so that they be raised sufficiently to bring their handle ends on approximately the same plane with the handle ends of the longer goods, I provide one or more narrow pieces, h, which extend from front to back of the case and form a supplemental bottom, preventing the passage of the articles any fan ther into the case than the desired distance. These pieces rest in grooves or on supports,as provided for the partitions c and d, and are adjusted in the same manner-21 a, by being moved and inserted in the desired positionand therefore articles of greatly varying lengths may be exhibited in the same case and their handle ends all be brought to approximately the same level and present a uniform and tasty appearance.

As before stated, the partition 0 is prefer= ably arranged to stand at an incline, it being inclined upward from front to back, and when tached.

the variation in the lengths of the articles to be'displayed is but trifling I place the shorter ones in the front portion and the longer ones at the back portion of the case, thus giving a better effect than if the partition were in a horizontal position.

Heretofore show-cases constituting cane or umbrella receptacles have been provided consisting of a boxbody with a base or bottom arranged in steps and provided with a pyramidal top having apertures through which the articles may be inserted. A glass case is arranged over the body-box and a cover at- In this construction the bottom is solid, and, except as the steps serve the purpose,is not adjustable, and the pyramidal top is rigidly fixed to the casing or box.

In my improved construction a supplemental bottom is used, which consists of a number of pieces which may be laid to form a common plane or arranged in any order desired, and detachable and adjustable upper supports above are provided to receive the articles and keep them in position.

Having therefore described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with the box-body a and the glass casing b, of the detachable and adjustable partition 0, having apertures and arranged atan incline in the box, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the box-body and the glass case arranged therewith, of the detachable and adjustable partition 0, having apertures and arranged at an incline in the box-body, and the detachable and adjustable partition (I, arranged in the box-bodybelow the partition 0 and provided with apertures to register with the apertures in the partition 0, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the box-body and the glass case,of the detachable and adjustable partition 0, consisting of sections provided With apertures and a detachable and adjustable partition, d, consisting of sections provided with apertures, substantially as described, and for the purposes stated.

4. The combination, with the box-body and the glass case, of the detachable and adjustable sectional partition 0, having apertures, the detachable and adjustable sectional partition d, having apertures, and the detachable and adjustable supplemental bottom, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with the box-body a and the glass casing b,ofthe partition 0, formed with apertures, and the partition d, arranged across the box-body below the partition 0 and provided with apertures to register with the apertures in the partition a, substantially as described.

' D. FRANK HALE.

Witnesses:

WALTER ADAMS, ALLEN WEBsrEe. 

